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• Florence Pugh praises Marvel for 'second chance' at Thunderbolts premiere

  23-04-2025 20:47 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Florence Pugh has praised Marvel for giving her a "second chance" to play Yelena Belova at the London premiere of Thunderbolts.
  
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• Three-day shopping festival coming to Oxfordshire in June

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Park Fair will take place in Great Tew, about five miles from Chipping Norton, on June 20, 21, and 22.
  
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• Thousands receive end-of-life care through NHS trust project

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Rapid Intervention for Palliative and End of Life Care project has helped more than 4,500 patients to receive personalised palliative care.
  
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• Slip roads onto A34 branded 'some of the most dangerous in England'

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The slip roads to enter a major road in Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been described as 'some of the most dangerous in England'.
  
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• Outdoor pool to reopen after £130k refurbishment

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Woodgreen Leisure Centre's outdoor pool will reopen on Monday, May 19, following a £130,000 investment in the centre.
  
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• More than 1,000 people raise funds for breast cancer charity with Blenheim walk

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  More than 1,000 people took part in Breast Cancer Now's Pink Ribbon Walk at Blenheim Palace on Saturday, May 10.
  
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• Metal detectorist finds hoard of historic coins in field

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Bicester metal detectorist is celebrating after discovering a hoard of Elizabethan coins and other treasure. Last year a magical medieval ring was auctioned.
  
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• Men who sold fake designer items avoid jail

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Two Warwick men convicted of selling fake Prada, Gucci and Rolex items in Witney have been sentenced in Oxford Crown Court and avoided jail time.
  
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• Loss of music programme a 'unique and bitter blow' to music scene

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The loss of a concert programme at an Oxford college has been described as a 'unique and bitter blow' to the music scene.
  
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• Experts predict the end of the weekly food shop by 2050

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Food waste and the weekly food shop will soon be problems of the past, thanks to AI - according to a University of Oxford expert.
  
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• Epic 100km desert trek challenge just two years after heart transplant

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Scottish man from Glasgow competing in the British Transplant Games in Oxford will attempt a 100km trek through the Sahara Desert.
  
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• Cinderella pantomime coming to Banbury this month

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Avocet Theatre Company will perform its production of Cinderella: A Musical Pantomime at Wykham Theatre from Thursday, May 29 to Saturday, May 31.
  
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• 'A pirate of hearts with stories to tell': Heartfelt poem left in memory of boater

  16-05-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A friend of an Oxfordshire boater who was found dead  has written a poem in his memory.
  
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• Wood festival: Music, nature and wild fun deep in the Oxfordshire countryside

  16-05-2025 03:48 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Wood festival: Music, nature and wild fun deep in the Oxfordshire countryside
  
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• Huge fire and ‘multiple explosions’ heard from Bicester Motion site

  16-05-2025 00:20 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A large fire has broken out at the site of a former RAF base in Oxfordshire, with witnesses reporting loud explosions and thick black smoke billowing from the site.
  
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• Bicester Motion statement after major fire incident on site

  15-05-2025 23:21 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Bicester Motion, the business community based at Bicester Heritage site, has made a statement on the huge fire which has engulfed a building this evening.
  
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• Road taped off by fire service as shop evacuated

  15-05-2025 22:54 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire fire crews were called to a shop near Witney in the hamlet of Bampton on the same afternoon Bicester Heritage was on fire.
  
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• Bicester Road closed amid huge emergency response to major incident

  15-05-2025 22:22 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A major road in Bicester has been closed and traffic is being diverted as a major fire and emergency incident continues at Bicester Heritage.
  
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• Large fire at historic motoring and aviation site

  15-05-2025 22:03 via bbc.com
  Bicester Motion says emergency services have been contacted about the incident.
  
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• UPDATES: Fire and smoke seen billowing from Bicester Heritage site

  15-05-2025 21:40 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  There are reports of a huge fire at the Bicester Heritage site, with smoke seen billowing from the complex.
  
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• In pictures: Huge fire at Bicester Heritage seen from all over county

  15-05-2025 21:15 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Bicester Heritage is reportedly on fire as smoke has been spotted from across Bicester and as far as Oxford. Here's what's happening in pictures.
  
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• HUGE fire and smoke seen billowing from Bicester Heritage site

  15-05-2025 20:29 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  There are reports of a huge fire at the Bicester Heritage site, with smoke seen billowing from the complex.
  
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• Pictured: Grenade found in Oxford as bomb squad called out

  15-05-2025 18:34 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The bomb squad responded to an emergency incident in Oxford this afternoon after a young man found a live grenade in a city centre canal.
  
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• Crash on A-road causes rush hour delays of 30 minutes

  15-05-2025 18:19 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A crash on the A34 near Oxford is causing major rush hour delays for motorists.
  
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• Championship becomes Champ Rugby in overhaul

  15-05-2025 18:00 via bbc.com
  England's second tier will be called Champ Rugby, rather than the Championship, from the start of next season as part of an expansion and rebrand.
  
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• Bomb squad and emergency services called to incident in Oxford

  15-05-2025 17:49 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A huge emergency response including bomb squads, police and fire have been called out to an incident in Oxford city centre.
  
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• 'Much-loved' lido upgraded ahead of reopening

  15-05-2025 17:11 via bbc.com
  Woodgreen Leisure Centre's 50m outdoor pool is set to reopen for summer on Monday.
  
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• ‘Rotten’ Thames Water facing more calls for senior staff to quit

  15-05-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Mr Sharkey's demand that bosses are let go, follows a call from Ash Smith of Windrush Against Sewage Pollution for Thames Water's chair to resign.
  
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• Oxfordshire town's High Street named one of best in Britain: Here's why

  15-05-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Property experts have explained why Wallingford High Street was named one of the best in Britain, from its historical roots to independent shopping offer.
  
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• Meet new Clarkson's Farm star and full-time nurse Harriet Cowan

  15-05-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson has introduced full-time nurse Harriet Cowan into the cast of Clarkson's Farm series four.
  
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